Three East Elgin Secondary School sports teams won championship titles on Thursday, Nov. 10, starting with the Senior girls basketball squad, which won the Thames Valley Regional AA championship, defeating Central Elgin Collegiate Institute 53-23 at EESS. The girls advance to a WOSSAA tournament in Stratford next week. The EESS Junior boys football team won the Tier 2 Thames Valley…
Host East Elgin Secondary School’s Senior girls basketball team won a Thames Valley Southeast AA semifinal against Central Elgin Collegiate Institute 51-4 on Tuesday, Nov. 8. The Seniors advance to the AA Southeast final at EESS against Woodstock College Avenue Secondary School on Thursday, Nov. 10, at 3 p.m. Meanwhile, East Elgin Juniors, again playing host to CECI in a…
Ontario Education Minister Stephen Lecce announced Monday, Nov. 7, that the government had promised to rescind its legislation forcing workers represented by Canadian Union of Public Employees to remain on job and accept a new contract. CUPE workers had defied that legislation, walking off the job on Friday, Nov. 4. In return, he said, CUPE has promised to return to…
Jared Renaud, front, of host Aylmer Minor Hockey’s Under 11 Red Local League team, backed by teammates Gavin Curtis, left, and Kale Vulsteyke, right, stretched to try to beat a St. Thomas player to the puck during a game at East Elgin Community Complex on Sunday, Nov. 6. Aylmer won handily, 5-0. (AE/Rob Perry)
Thames Valley District School Board announced on Sunday, Nov. 6, that schools would remain closed “until further notice,” and children will continue to receive lessons remotely. School buses will not run, and before- and after-school programs, childcare centres and EarlyON Family Centres at schools will also be closed, “due to health and safety concerns.” Employees represented by the Canadian Union…
Seth Toomer of host Aylmer Minor Hockey’s Under 15 Local League team outdistanced St. Thomas players as he rushed the puck down the ice during a game at East Elgin Community Complex on Saturday, Nov. 15. The score seesawed back and forth, finally ending in a 4-4 tie. (AE/Rob Perry)
East Elgin Secondary School’s Junior boys volleyball team has become the third from EESS to end its regular season with an unbeaten record. The team won six out of six games, its last a 3-1 victory over Central Elgin Collegiate Institute. Scores were 19-25 against East Elgin, and then 26-24, 25-17 and 26-24 for EESS in a hotly-contested match. The…
Meredith Wiebe of host East Elgin Secondary School made a blind pass to a teammate near the Woodstock College Avenue hoop during a Junior girls game on Thursday, Oct. 27. EESS was edged out 32-30 by College Avenue, and finished the regular season with a record of four wins and two losses. East Elgin’s will play in a Thames Valley Regional…
Jaimie Stahlbaum of host East Elgin Secondary School fought to get off a shot despite Woodstock College Avenue defenders during a game on Thursday, Oct. 27. EESS took the game 42-22 and ended a perfect regular season with seven wins and no losses. EESS will play at home in a Thames Valley Regional Southeast AA semifinal against Central Elgin Collegiate…
Gavin Russell of host East Elgin Secondary School rushed the ball down the sidelines toward the Tillsonburg Glendale goal during a game under the lights on Thursday night, October 27. East Elgin won the game 45-12 and concluded a perfect season with five wins and no losses. EESS during the season scored 182 points, and allowed only 31 points to be…